Rocks for Locks: Minerals

The list of beneficial minerals stretches on like a cafeteria lunch line. Don’t overlook iodine, calcium and magnesium, and be sure to put a helping of niacin, selenium and potassium on your tray. Lock in moisture, length and smoothness with zinc. To improve thickness and durability wrap your tongue around silica in seaweed and oats.

Topical Treatments

While ingestion is one way to provide your hair with vitamins, you can also apply certain ingredients topically. For example, the oil in mayonnaise, properties of avocados, and the conditioning agent in eggs all aid damaged hair. Fresh ginger, grated and juiced, mixed with lemon juice and sesame oil removes dandruff. Coconut oil, jojoba and olive oil reveal soft, silky hair. Apple cider vinegar with water cleanse hair.

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Lexie Delaney, a Chicago native, attended the University of Missouri, where she earned a B.A. in journalism (magazine writing) and a B.A. in Spanish. Delaney began writing and editing more than five years ago, for the "Columbia Missourian," "Vox Magazine" and "Retail Jeweler."